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A definitive, official history of professional basketball offers a decade by decade chronology of the sport, from its origins to the present day, offering hundreds of captioned photographs, important statistics and records, a discussion of the rules of the game, and more.
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Text and detailed photographs present the history, techniques, and interesting facts of basketball. DK joins forces with the NBA to bring the high-flying sport of basketball to the page in classic Eyewitness style. Amazing photographs and accessible text tell the whole story - from James Naismith's nailing a peach basket to the wall of a local gym for the first informal game to the incredible feats of basketball's super-size stars of today.An official history of professional basketball presents a decade by decade chronology of the sport, from its origins to the present day, and offers photographs, statistics and records, and a discussion of the rules of the game.
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